7’2″ with silky smooth post moves.

 Thank You. 

 Another good post/video from Presscapslock. 

Not sure if I want Embiid on the perimeter. Not only are his strengths down low in the post but I’m not sure he would make the best stretch big. His shot looks silky smooth but once a big man closes out on him how comfortable will he be in the early stages with his body/agillity dealing with closeouts. Seems like having him out on the perimeter could lead to a lot of charges/bad passes/turnovers. They definition ly will utilize his shooting ability due to the fact that they have 5 big forwards on the roster Noel, Simmons, Okafor, Embiid, Saric and only two that can consistently shoot long range (on paper) Saric and Embiid.

 Its hard not to get excited about Embiid. But fellas, lets keep our fingers crossed and say our prayers bc he needs to stay healthy. If God is a basketball fan then He has got to get this kid on the court. We all think Simmons is special but Embiid…… man if he stays healthy then he will be the MAN! I dont care if he takes it outside or inside, once he knows he can play and not have to worry about his health believe me he will just shock the world. So here’s a prayer for Joel. Dear Lord keep him healthy!

 that Embiid would Never play to get all that nervousness out……. & it’s hysterical

Looks like he’s landing Just fine on that foot & he’s perfectly healthy

I can Not believe how well proportioned this kid is at 7’2” — a Legit 7’2”

Philly has Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid & 2 top 10 Lottery pick sin the 2017 Draft……. Lakers got D’Lo Russell & Brandon Ingram…….. & the T-Wolves got KAT, Wiggins & Dunn

The NBA has some Great young teams on the Horizon

 theres never been any doubt about his talent. He would’ve gone #1 in this years draft if he was healthy just like his own draft. I believe he would’ve been drafted #1 in 2015 and possibly even Anthony Davis’ draft but both of those guys were prospects scouts really liked. If he’s healthy the sixers are building around him as he’s a once in a generation talent at center. I get why people feel Simmons is a generational talent: he is a unique talent. But he only has one talent that I would say is generational and that is his passing skills for his size. Embiid all around is the total package

 That’d be hard to do in 10-15 minutes a game… which I think is best case scenario (with or without Okafor). I think he might have more upside than anyone in the last 4 drafts or so, but healing and safety take time. 

 Embiid has not played any competitive basketball in over 2 yrs now and hadn’t really played a whole lot before that. Shooting catch and shoot jumpers in a workout is much different than playing  actual 5 on 5 against NBA players. Even if he is fully healthy, I wouldn’t expect him to set the world on fire this year. They will surely bring him along extremely slowly. I doubt he plays more than 12 mins a game to start the season and probably won’t play in back to backs. Hopefully, they can iincrease his workload as the season progresses. I think about the best thing you can hope for is that he doesn’t get hurt again and flashes some potential as he gets adjusted to playing again.

David Robinson was serving his country and had been drafted as that was the year he was automatically eligible. Embiid has been injured on and off the last 2 plus years. He was sound at the end of 2014/15 and I really wish he had debuted then just played a few games to get himself on court.

As regards the 76ers offence and defence – I’d assume Embiid will play PF on offence with Noel or Okafor on court but C on offence if he was paired with Simmons or Saric. On defence I’d assume he’d play C unless they decided to use his size on the perimeter to nullify stretch 4’s.

There has been so much hype around the guy – I just want to see him play 70 odd games this season and be sound at the end.

Philly will manage his minutes – maybe sit him a few odd games in back to backs to build him up.

 I think Embiid will show flashes and talent but he won’t put up huge numbers or huge minutes this year. I think the most likely scenario is that he will play about the same amount of minutes Whiteside played in 2014-2015 when he is not in foul trouble (which should happen a lot with a big guy coming off two blank seasons) which means 24 minutes max and probably around 20 mpg. Also, with his injury concerns and the necessary playing time for the other two bigs, I think the sixers will adjust his playing time by avoiding back-to-backs or some travels to preserve him. The most logical for them is to have him play between 50 and 65 games only this season to have his body adapt to the league more slowly and avoid injuries.